The Falls Township Neighborhood Traffic Advisory Committee, championed by Board of Supervisors Vice Chairman Jeffry Dence, is looking to speak with residents to improve the safety of traveling in the township.
The committee, which began in May 2014, currently has three citizen members, who while working with Remington, Vernick and Beach Engineers and the Falls Township Police Department, are looking at specific “hot spots” in the area in an effort to “calm” traffic.
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The most integral part of the NTAC is speaking with Falls residents who understand the issues that occur along their streets and in their neighborhoods best. The committee is looking for evidences of heavy speeding and the disregard of stop signs.
The committee has made the reporting of such traffic issues very easy for residents by providing a ‘complaint form’ on their website which residents can use to provide the location and description of the issue to board members. As the board receives information, they can then do studies on the area to determine if “calming measures” are indeed appropriate for that situation. The board, while they understand the complaints of residents, needs certain criteria for a specific street to be deemed a “hot spot”. It is with the residents help that those “hot spots” can be determined.
Currently the board is looking at issues along Austin Drive, Queen Anne Drive, Stevens Road, Valley Road, Lakeside Drive, Lower Thornridge Drive, Alden Avenue, Mill Creek Parkway and others.
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During a brief presentation in front of the Board of Supervisors last Tuesday evening, Lt. Don Airey asked for the board to consider the purchase of a semi-permanent speed device from All Traffic Solutions for $3,414. The board purchased the speed gathering device without hesitation and complimented the NTAC board for a great job in its work thus far.
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